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pakobserver. net > the-flag-a-fruit-of-the-root-2

The flag, a fruit of the root. .. !

56+ min ago  (507+ words) " THE house with a flag flying atop it, looked with disdain at the neighbouring home, with no flag on it, "No flag?" it asked. "It's an invisible one I fly!" said the home with no flag, "the people within my…...

Pakistan Observer
pakobserver. net > bills-that-break-budgets

Bills that break budgets

58+ min ago  (308+ words) In most countries, the cost of keeping the lights on, the water running, and the stove burning is a background detail of life, noticed only when something goes wrong. In Pakistan, that line has not just been crossed but has…...

Pakistan Observer
pakobserver. net > power-politics-water-security

Power, politics & water security

48+ min ago  (714+ words) Pakistan's canal-based irrigation system ranks among the oldest and largest integrated water networks in the world, forming the backbone of its agrarian economy. Its origins date back centuries, when the Shah Jahan commissioned the Upper Bari Doab Canal in the…...

Pakistan Observer
pakobserver. net > red-zone-sealed-talks-did-not-arrive-we-still-have-advisories

Red Zone sealed. Talks did not arrive. We still have advisories

50+ min ago  (527+ words) They began removing vehicles from the Expressway on April 10. By April 12 the roads were empty. By April 15 the city had begun to resemble a city under occupation. The city prepared for seventeen days. The event lasted zero. Three vehicles later,…...

Pakistan Observer
pakobserver. net > over-44-8m-kids-vaccinated-during-nationwide-polio-drive

Over 44. 8m kids vaccinated during nationwide polio drive

49+ min ago  (180+ words) The Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI), led by the government, has successfully concluded its second nationwide vaccination campaign of 2026, administering polio drops to more than 44. 8 million children across the country. According to official figures, Punjab vaccinated 23. 03 million children, Sindh 10. 4 million,…...

Pakistan Observer
pakobserver. net > pakistan-playing-a-proactive-role-in-promoting-peace-gilani

Pakistan playing a proactive role in promoting peace: Gilani

46+ min ago  (800+ words) Acting President Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that Pakistan was playing a responsible and proactive role in promoting peace, reconciliation and dialogue at both the regional and international levels. He said this while addressing the Old Ravians Association's…...

Pakistan Observer
pakobserver. net > trump-pentagons-best-friend

Trump'Pentagon's best friend

55+ min ago  (401+ words) Trump is a disrupter. Trump is an outsider who stormed Washington. Trump rattled the bureaucracy. Trump unsettled the Pentagon. Trump challenged the generals. Trump refused to play by the rules of America's permanent security establishment. Cold truth: Extraordinary at first…...

Pakistan Observer
pakobserver. net > enigma-called-hormuz

Enigma called Hormuz

57+ min ago  (208+ words) The Iran-American conflict in the Middle East is now changing the global political landscape by a volatile international oil market. Oil today has become a top priority for world leaders and not just a concern of oil traders the world…...

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thefrontierpost. com > cm-maryam-announces-establishment-of-50-acre-punjab-film-city-in-lahore

CM Maryam announces establishment of 50-acre Punjab Film City in Lahore

just now  (254+ words) LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Sunday announced the establishment of Punjab Film City spanning 50 acres in Nawaz Sharif IT City, Lahore, marking a major initiative aimed at revitalizing Pakistan's film and creative industries through a modern, integrated…...

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thefrontierpost. com > egypt-lifts-energy-saving-measures-ends-11-p-m-shop-closing-restriction

Egypt lifts energy-saving measures, ends 11 p. m. shop closing restriction

3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (189+ words) CAIRO (Reuters): Egypt has lifted the energy-saving "measures it introduced last month to deal with the effects of "an energy "crisis "caused "by "the "war on "Iran, saying on Sunday that shops will no longer "be required to "shut "at…...